How to Write a Dinner Scene?

The Event

• Partnership
• Is the Dinner organized to conclude a partnership?
• Who are the parties?
• What kind of project is about to be realized?
• What is the goal of the partnership?
• What stake does this dinner hold?
• Who’s Regarding this partnership as beneficial?
• Who’s opposed to the partnership?
• Who is still indecisive?

• Inauguration
• What’s is inaugurated?
• Is it the building itself?
• Is it a new company?
• Is it a Festival?
• Is it a Holiday?
• Is it a Birthday?
• Who’s celebrated?

• Fundraising
• Is every guest participating to the fundraise?
• To which extent?
• What benefit do they retire from it?
• Are they paying only to participate?
• What are they funneling?
• Are there untold stakes to this dinner?

The Location

• Is the Building’s location known by everyone?
• Is it Easy to Find?
• Is it easily accessible?
• Is it well located?
• Are there nearby shops wear the guests can buy a last minute gift?
• Is it properly proportioned?
• Who owns it?

• How is the Building’s Vicinity?
• Is it a remote location?
• Is it Isolated?
• Is it different from the rest of the setting?
• How peaceful is it?
• Is it situated in a special location?
• How is the Vicinity formed?
• Is it natural?
• Is it artificial?
• Is it between a city & nature?
• How are the landscapes?
• Is there a lot of trafic around?

• How is the Building?
• Does it look welcoming?
• How is the façade?
• How is it decorated?
• How are the colors?
• Are there gardens?
• How are they tended?
• How is devanture kempt?
• How are the Varangues?
• Are there Terraces?

The Personnel

• Welcoming & House-holding
• How are the Guests welcomed?
• Directly by the Host?
• Is there a dedicated person charged to orient the guests?
• Does this person guides them around the house?
• Are there multiple ones?
• Are there enough guides for all the guests?
• Is there an Overseer?
• Is there a vertical hierarchy?
• How is she dressed?
• How are the other dressed?
• Do they wear a uniform?
• Do they have authority over the other members of the personnel?
• How do they speak?
• How do they address the Guests?
• How do they address the Host?

• The Cooks
• What is their Value?
• What do they bring to the dinner?
• Were they engaged for their skills in cooking?
• What do they cook?
• How do they cook?
• Where do they cook?
• How Long will they Last in the dinner?
• Do they only cook?
• Do they have other roles?
• How are they dressed?
• What’s their Color?
• Do they wear a uniform?
• How do they speak?
• How do they address the Guests?
• How do they address the Host?
• Do they live in the Building?

• The Assistants
• What is their Value?
• What do they bring to the dinner?
• Do they create trouble?
• Do they cook?
• Do they serve?
• Do they assist the guests?
• How?
• How do they make the dinner special?
• How do they make the dinner more enjoyable?
• What is their Long Lasting potential?
• How are they dressed?
• What’s their Color?
• Do they wear a uniform?
• Do they wear different colors according to their function?
• How do they speak?
  • To each other?
  • To other members of the personnel?
• How do they address the Guests?
• How do they address the Host?
• Do they live in the Building?

• Other Roles
• Entertainers
• Value
• Long Lasting
• How are they dressed?
• How do they speak?
• How do they address the Guests?
• How do they address the Host?

The Participants

• Organization
• Do they belong to an Organization?
• Do they all belong to the same Organization?
• Do they plan to defect?
• Do they plan to join a new group?
• Is this group formed during the dinner?
• How would this new group enhance their life?
• Would they acquire new rights?
• Would they acquire a new status?
• Are there other advantages?
• What do they know about this Organization?
• Do they plan a joint venture?
• Do they plan a merger?
• Are there concurrent Organizations present?
• How do they behave publicly?

• The Guests
• What is their relationship to the host?
• What is their relationship to other guests?
• Are they pleased to be here?
• Are they supposed to be dressed in a certain manner?
• Are certain clothes mandatory?
• Are certain clothes prohibited?
• Do they take part to the entertainments?
• Are they distracted?
• Are they engaged?
• Are they enticed?
• Do they feel safe in this ambiance?
• Would they stay for the night?
• Can they stay for the night?
• How are the bedrooms arranged?
• How comfortable are they?

• The Host
• What is her relationship to her guests?
• Did she met all the guests already?
• Is she Gregarious?
• Is she Popular?
• Is she known by individuals out of her Organization?
• Is she known by all the Guests?
• How much does she interact with the Guests?
• Does she leave the interactions to her Overseer?
• Does she interact only with managers?
• Does she give speeches during the Dinner?
• Does information spread easily in this Organization?
• Which type of Project is she the origin of?
• Is it another Guest’s project?
• How is she supporting this guest?
• What is their relationship?

The Living Room

• Service
• Is there a tour of the house when the Guests arrive?
• How much of the House can the Guest access to?
• How is the Living rooms atmosphere when they arrive?
• How are they greeted?
• Is the Overseer presenting them the House?
• Can they be promptly assisted?
• How are they put at ease?

• Main Room
• How are the Walls?
• What’s their color?
• Are they decorated?
• How is the Ceiling?
• How high is it?
• Are there frescoes?
• What are the material used?
• What are the motifs depicted?
• How luminous is it?
• What type of lights are used?
• How warm is it?
• How cold is it?

• Are there Tables?
• How large are they?
• What’s their use?
• Are there Appetizers?
• Are there Seats?
• How comfortable are they?
• How are they shaped?

• Points of Interest
• Are there Statues?
• What do they represent?
• Who do they represent?
• Where are they placed?
• Are there Shrine?
• Who can access them?
• Are they place near a source of heat or of light?
• How are they decorated?
• Are there Inner Gardens?
• Are there Trees?

The Dinner Room

• Walls
• Are they regular walls?
• How many windows are they?
• Can you see the outside?
• Are they open?
• On what are they open?
• How is the view?

• Ceiling
• Is the Ceiling peculiar?
• Are there upper levels?
• What’s its use?
• Do plates come from the ceiling?
• Are there tubes coming from the ceiling to the table?
• Is there a screen?
• Is there a projection?

• Tables
• How large are the Tables?
• What’s the Material used?
• What’s their Shape?
• Is it consistent with the room’s Shape?
• Are there multiple types of tables?
• Are people separated?
• According to which criteria?
• How different are the table?
• How are the Decorations?
• How many people can they accommodate?
• Does the Silverware differ?
• Does the Glassware differ?
• Are there different level of sophistication?
• Are there different level of craftmanship?
• Does certain tables have no utensils?

• Seats
• How comfortable are the seats?
• How long will the guest will sit on it?
• Are there breaks between each parts of the dinner?
• How long is each course?
• Are the Seats movable?
• Do they rotate?
• Are they assorted to the tables?
• Can you rest easily in them?
• Are you well positioned?

• Link to the Kitchen
• Is the Kitchen adjacent?
• Is it Under?
• Is it over?
• Is it 1 large room?
• Are the Kitchens open?
• Do they guests enjoy to be able to see the food made?

Food

• Type
• What kind of food is served?
• Is it Typical Food?
• Is it Specific of the region?
• Is it Foreign?
• Is it Plain?
• Is it a Buffet?
• Is it a Mix of self-service & a la carte?
• Are there Traditional dishes?
• Prepare by Natives?
• How are they cooked?
  • Are they Roast?
  • Are they Steamed?
  • Are they Smoked?
  • Are they Sautéed?
• What’s the most prevalent type of food?
  • Meat?
  • Cheese?
  • Eggs?
  • Vegetables?
  • Fruits?
  • Nuts?

• Unusual
• Are there Experimental dishes?
• Are there Ludicrous dishes?
• Are there Luxurious dishes?
• How is the Taste?
• How is the Texture?
• How is the Fragrance?
• Is it made Dangerous ingredients?
• Is it made with Toxins?
• Is it made with Venoms?
• How are they consumed?
  • Frozen?
  • Boiling?
  • Alive?
• In what are they cooked?
  • In Milk?
  • In Syrup?
  • In Blood?
• Are there only sweet dishes?
• Is it a Just Deserts diner?

• Special Needs
• Do some guests have Allergies?
• Do they have nutritional requirements?
• Do they have intolerance?
• Do they have a specific demand?
• Do they prefer No animals products?
• Do they prefer products of a certain origin?

Entertainment

• Games
• Are Competitions organized?
• What’s their aim?
• Are they used for Recruitment?
• Which skills are tested?
• Are they used to appease rivalry?
• Are they Fights?
• Are they Enigma?
• Are they Puzzles?

• Performances
• Are there Theatrical performances?
• Do they Use the properties of the room?
• Where do the performers come from?
• Who are the Actors?
• Are they part of the personal?
• How are they?
• How are they dressed?
• Are the Characters of the performance known?
• Is it an Original Play?
• Where is the performance happening?
• Is it happening Outside of the room?
• Is there an Inner court?

• Cooking Show?
• Which kind of Recipe is displayed?
• Are these Difficult Recipes?
• Are these Exquisite Recipes?
• Are these Dangerous Recipes?
• Can the Guest Participate?
• Is it mandatory?
• For all?
• Who is concerned by this activity?
• What are the rewards?

• Music
• Is there music During the dinner?
• Which kind?
• How is the Atmosphere changed?
  • Is it enticing?
  • Is it entrancing?
  • Is it quiescent?
  • Is it abeyant?
• Who are the Musicians?
• How are the Musicians?
• Are they Graceful?
• What Instruments do they use?
• How are their Voices?
• How do they Dance?